Project
North Oakland Redevelopment Associates (NORA) proposed to raze the entire former Merritt College campus building at MLK Way and 55th Street to build a shopping center/office complex. The North Oakland Committee for Reasonable Growth organized to preserve portions of the historic building (designed by Charles W. Dickey, architect of the Claremont Hotel).
Martin Luther King Jr. Way and 55th Street
North Oakland Redevelopment Associates (NORA) proposed to raze the entire former Merritt College campus building at MLK Way and 55th Street to build a shopping center/office complex. The North Oakland Committee for Reasonable Growth organized to preserve portions of the historic building (designed by Charles W. Dickey, architect of the Claremont Hotel).
“the structure, designed by Charles W. Dickey — architect of the Claremont Hotel, Liberty House rotunda, etc. — has played a significant role in the history of the neighborhood in its various uses as University High School, Merritt Business College, and Merritt College.”1989_04 - Robert Brokl of the North Oakland Committee for Reasonable Growth
“The proposed razing of the entire former Merritt College campus building at Martin Luther King, Jr., Way and 55th Street is being challenged by the North Oakland Committee for Reasonable Growth, a committee formed by area residents.”1989_04 - Article text